Sophie Thévenoux
Monegasque politician and diplomat
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Sophie Thévenoux (née Solamito) (born 19 May 1957[1]) is a Monegasque politician and diplomat.[2]
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Sophie Thévenoux | |
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| Counsellor of Finance and Economy | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Monarch | Albert II |
| Preceded by | Gilles Tonelli |
| Succeeded by | Marco Piccinini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1957 |
Biography
Thevenoux was named to the Council of Government in 2009, taking up her position as Counsellor of Finance and Economy on March 26 of that year; she became the first woman to be named to a ministerial post in the government of Monaco. She presided over the ministry during a difficult period, during which revenue declined a considerable amount due to a variety of factors. She had previously served as director general of the Department of Finance and Economy, to which position she had been named in 2005.[3] Thevenoux remained in charge of the ministry until 2011,[4] when she was replaced by Marco Piccinini; Marie-Pierre Gramaglia entered the cabinet at the same time, becoming the second woman in Monaco's history to be appointed to such a position.[5]
In 2015 she was named Head of the Principality of Monaco's Mission to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, presenting her credentials to Donald Tusk on May 7;[6] at the same time she became Monaco's ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, as well as Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[7]
She previously served as Monaco's ambassador to France.[8]
She is married.[9]
Honours
In 2016 she was named a Grand Officier of the Ordre National du Mérite in a ceremony in Brussels.[10]
